Audax brings CLO haul to $2 billion with largest deal so far
Audax Management Company issued a fifth middle market CLO on Thursday, bringing its deals under management to $2 billion

Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Audax closes fifth junior debt fund at $1.9 billion
Audax Mezzanine Fund V will provide junior capital investments in private equity-backed middle market companies

Four managers win lucrative $700 million credit mandate
A $39 billion pension has selected four managers for an opportunistic credit mandate and identified a further four ‘bench’ managers 

Audax resets debut 2019 CLO and keeps unusual first-pay double As
Audax Senior Debt has returned to the CLO primary market to reset its inaugural deal from 2019 named Audax Senior Debt CLO I

LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson

LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking,  Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark

Trimark loan deal splits lenders and sparks complaint in NY Supreme Court: Debtwire
A new super-priority loan issued by Trimark has caused a rift between the company’s lenders and led to a complaint being filed in the New York Supreme Court.

LP round up: $2.8 billion flows to credit as Apollo concedes fundraising may slow
Florida Retirement System Trust Fund made the largest commitments allocating $1.6 billion. Apollo meanwhile acknowledged a potential slowdown in fundraising as investors await results on an independent review into CEO Leon Black's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Audax brings mid market CLOs under management to $1.5 billion
Audax Private Debt has brought its CLOs under management up to $1.5 billion after pricing its fourth new issue deal via Bank of America

LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Louisiana pension commits $150 million to mezzanine and credit opportunities funds
Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana has awarded $150 million to two credit funds managed by Ares Management and Audax Group at its 7 May board meeting, a spokesperson for the pension has confirmed

Mid market CLO league tables: Sumitomo enters the ring
Golub Capital became the first middle market CLO manager to price two deals in 2020 after partnering with first time lead arranger, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nikko in February

Minnesota pension slates $600 million to four credit funds
Minnesota State Board of Investments has earmarked $600 million to four credit funds

Audax prices first mid market CLO of the year
Audax Private Debt has priced its third CLO in a deal arranged by Wells Fargo, which so far has a monopoly as arranger for the private debt manager.

Global mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis lead by a distance
Golub Capital and Natixis dominated the mid market CLO space in 2019 in the manager and arranger league tables, respectively

Mid market CLO league tables: first time managers crack the top five
Five new issue middle market CLOs priced in November for a combined total of $2 billion with Audax and Owl Rock doubling down in 2019.

Audax goes for longer reinvestment period with second mid market CLO
Audax Private Debt yesterday priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies, according to market sources

Market rallies as key CLO investor retreats

New generation of US CLO managers battle to join industry top ranks
The US CLO manager base is growing at its fastest rate for years, with new firms springing up all over the country to issue these transactions

Mid Market CLO league tables: Middle market continues to draw fresh faces
Golub Capital continues to top the manager rankings, however below the established middle market CLO managers sit a couple of newcomers.

Cliffwater raises $135 million for interval fund geared towards direct lending
Cliffwater has raised $135 million for an interval fund through which it will allocate to five sub-advisors

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed

Audax becomes 2019's sixth debut CLO manager as it prices $499.56 million new issue
Audax Private Debt yesterday became the sixth first-time manager to issue CLOs in 2019, producing its debut deal named Audax Senior Debt CLO I